Question
Download Solution PDFpH of milk of magnesia is .
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 10.
Key Points
- Milk of Magnesia is the magnesium compound which acts as an antacid.
- The term milk of magnesia was first used by English pharmacist Charles Henry Phillips in 1872.
- Milk of Magnesia is basic in nature.
- The pH value of the Milk of Magnesia is 10.
Additional Information
- The scale used to express the acidic or alkaline nature of a substance based on the concentration of hydrogen ions in its solution is called a pH scale.
- pH scale was discovered by Soren Sorensen.
- The pH value of the acids are less than 7 (0 to 7)
- Acid substances usually produce a sour taste.
- The pH value of the Bases are greater than 7 (7 to 14)
- Base substances usually produce a bitter taste.
- The pH value of the neutral substance is equal to 7.
- The pH value of the pure water is 7.
- The pH value of the blood is close to 7.4.
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